Weekly Fishing Report for Jan. 6

The up-and-down weather pattern we’ve had probably isn’t helping the fishing conditions a whole lot. To make matters worse, the cold snap that arrived this morning will keep all but the heartiest fisherman glued to football on TV. However, those that do venture out might just be rewarded if they head to the coast or pick the right body of water.

BRAUNIGWater clear; 59 degrees. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, dark soft plastic worms, and minnows in the reeds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on liver and shad, and on spoons in deeper water. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons, and on tilapia, crawfish, perch, and shad near Dead Tree Point. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, perch, and shad in 20 – 30 feet.

CALAVERASWater clear; 59 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, live minnows, and crankbaits around reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on Rat-L-Traps near the dam in 15 – 20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are fair on live perch, shad, tilapia, and crawfish. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Blue catfish are good on liver and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE Water clear; 56 degrees; 9.53′ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged Red Shad worms, pumpkin JDC drop shot worms, and tubes on jigheads in stickups in 6 – 15 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and trolling Gizz 4’s or Shad Raps on down riggers over humps in the lower end of the lake in 40 – 60 feet. White bass are fair but small on blade baits along main lake bluffs. Smallmouth bass are very good on Tomato Red JDC grubs, smoke/red flake tubes on jigheads, and smoke drop shot worms along main lake points and bluff ledges. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON Water clear; 57 degrees; 9.58′ low. Black bass are good on heavy jigs and large soft plastic lizards in the grass, and fair on crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow but some large ones caught on minnows. Drum are fair on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait in 2 – 7 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.

COLORADO RIVER(Above Lake Buchanan) Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes.

FALCONWater clear; 60 degrees. Black bass are fair slow rolling spinnerbaits and on large worms with light weights in 12 – 18 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

LBJWater stained; 58 degrees; 0.25′ low. Black bass are fair to good on black/blue Curb’s jigs and green pumpkin tubes on docks. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads in the channel near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are slow.

NORTH SABINERedfish are fair to good at the discharge canal on peeled shrimp. Black drum are fair around rock groins. Sand trout are good in the deep holes on shrimp.

SOUTH SABINEBull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVARSand trout are fair to good in the ICW on shrimp. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY Redfish are fair to good in the bayous for waders tossing plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY Trout are fair over deep mud and structures on MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAYTrout are fair for waders in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

FREEPORTSand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.

WESTMATAGORDA BAYRedfish are fair on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Sheepshead are fair around piers and rocks on shrimp.

PORT O’CONNORRedfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud and drop-offs near reefs on plastics. Redfish are fair at the mouths of drains on soft plastics and gold spoons.

ROCKPORTRedfish are fair to good at California Hole on shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSASRedfish are fair to good on the edge of the channel on Gulps and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTIRedfish are fair good in the Humble Channel and around Emmords Hole on crabs and shrimp. Trout are best on the edge of the flats on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp.

BAFFIN BAYTrout are fair to good in mud and rocks on Corkies and Catch 2000s. Redfish are fair on the edge of the Land Cut on plastics tipped with shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELDTrout are fair to good on DOA Shrimp around grass holes. Trout and redfish are fair on muddy shorelines and on the edge of the ICW on Corkies and soft plastics worked slowly.

SOUTH PADRETrout and redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and Gulps. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABELTrout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics and imitation shrimp. Redfish are fair in the deep holes and along the edge of the channel on gold spoons and jigs tipped with shrimp.